A Wild Night under the Lights

It was a wild night on the football field Friday as the New Hanover Wildcats pulled out a big win on the road against the defending Four A State Champions in Scotland County. Montrell Baldwin carried the load in the sloppy conditions for Hanover with two touchdowns which included the go ahead score in a twenty one sixteen win for the two and O Wildcats.  The ground attack was a common theme Friday for many of the teams in action, as the South Brunswick Cougars attempted just one pass attempt in a forty one, forty win over Ashley. Jahkril Smith scored the game winner in overtime for South Brunswick and the Cougar defense came up with a big goaline stand and stopped a two point conversation to win the game.  Junior quarterback Chris Kane threw for a touchdown and ran for four touchdowns in the losing effort for Ashley. Coach Tony Hudson and the Pender Patriots also picked up their first win of the season in a come from behind upset of sorts over Topsail high School twenty two, twenty. Whiteville also beat West Columbus forty one, eight, South Columbus over Red Springs over Red Springs thirty six, twenty and Wallace Rose dropped to O and two on the year in a fourteen, seven loss to Clinton.